Which of the following does the author think compulsion might do?
Proposals for a period of national service recur whenever people worry about social division. The attractions are clear: young people from different backgrounds would meet and work together, and communities would benefit from their labour. But the proposals tend to assume what they should show, namely that the mixing would produce lasting understanding. Evidence from voluntary schemes suggests that participants do become more tolerant, but those who choose such schemes may have been so inclined to begin with. Compulsion would bring in reluctant participants and could breed resentment. A better plan might be to make service attractive, funded and widely available, and to see who chooses it, before deciding whether compulsion is needed.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Bring in reluctant participants and breed resentment
- Step 1: The passage says compulsion would bring in reluctant participants and could breed resentment.
- Step 2: The only choice consistent with this is "Bring in reluctant participants and breed resentment".
Answer
Bring in reluctant participants and breed resentment.
Why not the others: No claims are made about cost, universal tolerance, removal of volunteering or enjoyment.
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